SkyCaramba

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SkyCaramba

Podcast about astronomy and the joys of watching the skies at night--and sometimes during the day

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Genesis of the Geminids

    The moon occults Saturn. Mercury moves to the morning. Vesper Venus. Mars turns around. And it's Geminid meteor time. Some scientists think those meteors didn't come from a defunct comet's dust after all.

    5 min

  2. DEC 1

    Mars pauses at the beehive

    A new month and a new moon. Mercury at inferior conjunction. Jupiter at opposition. The moon passes by or in front of Saturn. and Mars turns around at the Beehive Cluster.

    5 min

  3. NOV 24

    The southern fish

    Mercury is hastily leaving the evening sky. Venus passes by the ladel. Saturn remains an evening wonder. Jupiter's up most of the night. Mars continues its trek toward the crab. And find out about Piscis Austrinis, the southern fish, and why it's only half the constellation it used to be.

    5 min

  4. NOV 17

    Venus in the archer's bow

    Venus is in the archer's bow in Sagittarius and will pass by a couple stars it passed right in front of about four decades ago. Mercury begins its retreat from the evening sky. Saturn changes direction and Neptune is about to.

    4 min

  5. NOV 10

    Mercury at the feet of the snake bearer

    Mercury's at its best showing for the current evening display. Venus went by the feet of Ophiuchus last week. Now it's the messenger planet's turn. Two lunar occultations happen this week. Uranus approaches opposition.

    5 min

  6. NOV 3

    Two planets occulted

    There's plenty of planet watching that can be done any time of the night. You can start watching for Leonid meteors. And the moon will pass in front of two planets early next week.

    5 min

  7. OCT 27

    The microscope with not much to see

    The microscope gave us a lot more to see. But the constellation named for it isn't much to look at. Venus scoots farther into the evening sky. Saturn's slowing down. The Pleiades rise around sunset. Jupiter heads toward Cancer.

    5 min

  8. OCT 20

    Meteors from the little lion and a dust-dimmed star in the scorpion

    Very careful observers may see Leonis Minorid meteors. Mercury barely makes it into the evening. Venus and Saturn continue on opposite sides of the sky. A star in the scorpion's head should look a lot brighter than it does.

    5 min
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Podcast about astronomy and the joys of watching the skies at night--and sometimes during the day

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  • Creator
    SkyCaramba
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    220
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © SkyCaramba
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